Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-28
A WOMAN OF MILLIONS.
Coming to Set Rev York Society In g
Eever-UntOld Riches, with
Millions Year
For an ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Her Vast
Possessions In Chill, Which She
Manages IN Person.
New York Mali and Exnress.

Consino, otherwise known as the
Countess Monte Cristo," Santiago,
Chill, compared with whose wealth the
colossal fortunes OF Mrs. HettY Green
apd other American ladies sink into in
Donna Consino is already making her
arrangements for her visit here, which
will be of considerable duration. She
will open an establishment, that in point
Of megnifcence will suTpsss anything of
its kind ever seen in this city, and, if re-
ports be true, will set the society world
IN whirl of excitement when
she gets settled. The house that Sonora
.Consino will occupy will be situated in
fashionable part of this city, but it has
not yet been selected. Near Santiago
she has the finest park in the world, with
flower gardens upon which fortunes have
been spent. These gardens will be
stripped if need be to supply the conserva-
tory which will be attached to Donna
ConsinO's New York mansion. The COL
lection Of orchids, ferns and other rare
plants and flowers that will be here ex-
hibIted is intended to be the finest that
can be gathered. Donna Consino will be
accompanied by her two daughters,
Senorita IsBdora and Senorita Pacifica,
both young ladies of more than ordinary
attractions, aside from the wealth they
will inherit.
The story OF the extent Of this Gillian
! lady's wealth reads ike page from a
| fairy tale. It is doubtful if she herself
ever knows the extent of her posses sions.
Even before the death of the old Don, her
husband, she was in her own right the
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managed his own estate and she hers.
and it is said she was. the better manager
lei the two. Upon the death Of her hus-
band ell his vast possessions IN the way OF
5imines, railroads. manufactures and
Hands, passed into her hands, and she has
since directed the affairs OF this estate
personally with more shrewdness and sue
cess than most men could display under q
similar burden.
Donna Consino has more wealth than
I any person or corporation in Chilli, ex-
/ c4ps a10ne the Catholic church. Exactly
! what her income is csDnot be told IPis
| known to reach several millions per an
mum It is derived from mines, rail-
roads, manufactures, her plantations and
ships, VARYING from 1000 to 5000 tons OF
South American ports. From her cosl
mines alone she realizes $4,000 per
month. The town Of L9ta she owns
outright, and all of its 1000 inhabitants
are her dependents. Coronel, town OF
scout the same size, is almost entirely
IoWDed by her; and in those TWO towns
alone she pays out $4,000 in wages
each month. At Lota ere, her copper
mines, and here too she has mansion
that cost over ST, 900, 900. The architect
and the skilled mechanics were imported
from Paris, as was the building material
which Donna Consino conveyed to Chill
in her own ships. Over 81, 000,000 more
was spent in improving the natural beau
ty of the grounds surrounding the man
sion. There are 250 acres in the private
park spoken of alone. There are artifci
| al lakes, grottoes and flower gardens, in
which half hundred skilled gardeners
most of them from Scotland-are con-
stantly employed.
Donna COnsinO has g plantation near
Santiago which is said to be the finest in
South America. Here are her grain or
chards, vine gardens, herds of cattle, and
fiocks of sheep. The vineyards supply
the market of Chilli with sherry and claret
There is q wine cellar here, 500xl00 feet
in size, which is always filed. There are
400 men employed at all seasons on the
plantation, and 1000 persons are at Sonora
| Consino's command st any time.
In the city of Santiago, Donna Consino
has two residences. One is built IN the
American, the other in Spanish-American
STYLE. The latter was decorated and fitted
up in Partisan style at an enormous cost;
| but Donna Consino spends very little
time in either of these houses. Thirty
miles outside of Santiago there is another
| large estate also owned by the donna.
Like most South American men and
| women the donna is intensely fond OF
sports, and especially Of hOrse-rscing.
Size has q splendid stud ct Santiago, and
she backs her horses right royalty Should
| s conclude TO become "plunger" on
our race courses here she might cause
some of our big betters to open their
eyes. She is more likely, however, to
devote her attention to the measures of
society, snd if she entertains half as roy
ally here as at home, or during her re-
cent soiouru in Paris, society will have
enough to talk about. When in
Chill Donna Consino frequently fits up
and decorates one of her vessels, in
vites large party Of young men and
women, and all 60 upon voysge OF
pleasure, lasting sometimes for weeks.
Ga these trips the guests are entertained
| in pripcely manner, regardless OF ex-
pense. The receptions and balls she
tgfves from time to time are upon the
same magnificent scale. She is particu-
larry fond of the society of young people
and is always surrounded by them. She
| is quick tc form likes and dislikes, and is
the possessor of very decided opinions.
The Sonora is still on the sunny side OF
dfty, and is well preserved woman OF
considerable charms. She comes OF G
Spanish family, and her forefathers We're
among those enterprlsing adventafers
who came over with the co14ueroyS
of Peru and Chill. iSenora CoDsino. bes
a son of twenty-four, and her daughters
are aged twenty and nineteen respective
fIy. TheSson assists his mother Ia the
of her estates, and the
daughters sre just finishing their duca-
ton. Donns Consino has magnificent
costumes made for her by Worth, but she
is somewhat careless in dress and cares
but little for her fine feathers.
The advent Of the lady here Will De
.r,o;4o5 ,ritb ipforoat Th6L society Will